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Tired of depression meds: At a loss of what to do
Having suffered with depression for years during and after a failed marriage onto bad online relationships which lead to my suicide attempt. I’m at my wits end coming off Effexor now and feeling desperately depressed.
Doctor wants me to start mirtazaphine now but just reading side effects has put me off.
I am at a loss what to do!
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My doctor is recommending Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Anyone have good luck with that?
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1 ReactionI have been on a low dose of abilify for about 3 years. I have reocurring MDD for about 20 years. I was prescribed abilify the last time it came back and I was just tired of fighting it any more. Abilify helped a lot and I did not have any side effects. It also helped with my anxiety. I had also returned to therapy at that time, which also helped.
In my experience the meds work best when you are not isolated, and see a therapist.
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2 ReactionsI have had TMS therapy on 3 occasions and they proved quite beneficial for both depression and anxiety. The benefit from each lasted about 8 months and probably would have gone longer had I made use of individual/group therapy... particularly GBT.
Excellent! Thank you soooo much!
What is the mg of the low dose you are taking? And how do you take it? With food or not? In the AM? Thank you. Sorry for all the questions.
I take 2 mg. In the morning after I have breakfast.
Thank you.
They are starting me on one mg to see if that helps. mostly anxiety and ocd.
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1 ReactionI’m 8 months off a terrible withdrawal from 25 years of Paxil. So hoping I could live without meds but I think I need something. Am not well mentally at all. The SNRI’s that have been recommended to me all have awful side effects. I wonder if a different SSRI would work or not. I want my life back